Please post here, on the Module 6 Continuing Conversations page, and share a Wordle (or 2 or 3...) by uploading and embedding on the page.
How and why would you use Wordle in your practice?
Please comment on one other person's post on the this page and let's see how our community used Wordle... perhaps we can add new slides to Tom Barrett's slideshow!
Please check periodically to see if you have questions or comments posted to you.
RAQUEL writes: This is a reallIy cool and easy-friendly tool to use. During the school year we visit homes and orphanages as part of our Service Learning Program. Usually, after a visit, we do a reflection and talk about what we did, learn, shared. I think it could a great tool for my students to creatively express their feelings and concerns after each visit. We can even do it individually and also as a group, and that we way we could see what feelings are the most common and shared among them.
I just did my very own first wordle with my wishes for 2011. Take a look. http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2956257/Wishes_for_2011 Raquel, What a beautiful, thoughtful way to have students reflect on such meaningful work. It would be interesting to compare their wordles and then make a master wordle out of the most frequently used words. Lovely idea! Donna
ElizabethCap:
I just made my first Wordle. (My students helped me- I only had 6 due to chorus pullout and they had done them in Language Arts- they love them). I did vocab from the chapter I had just taught in my 6th grade class. My students had done words that describe themselves in LA. I would think it would be a great way to reinforce voacb from each section. http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2881909/Factors_and_Multiples Did you ever see or hear the musical "The King and I" by Rogers and Hammerstein? There is a line in it that goes something like this: " by your pupils you'll be taught". A great example of teacher as facilitator in student centered learning! Donna
Iliana Olvera:
I liked to use worldle. It is very easy and every class I start with the vocabulary words. I will use this tool in the unit called Ecosystem. My students need to look for the definition of each biome, they also developed a project in which they describe the assigned biome explainig location, abiotic factores, climate, temperature, and rainfall levels. http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2893853/Biome What a great way to start a lesson or to summarize concepts! Donna
Lety Orozco:
I loved using wordle! It is a fun and easy tool to use. I honestly think it would help in student learning. The wordle I created was on rules of simple operations for math.. Students could create different wordles for math rules, problem solving, word concepts, and many other things. This helps students learn and understand concepts since they are taking their time and working on them. http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2882458/math_simple_operations_rules"
ElizabethCap- those are some great math ideas! Ditto! I agree! Donna
Pily Gerez writes:
It is something very simple but that can be used for visual learners where they can highlight important words. I think I would like to include it as part of my online syllabus, maybe post it as an image in my edline course for leadership. I created one using very common and "must know" terms of leadership at the following link: http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2883193/Leadership
Another option for this class so the students could create their own wordle would be to focus on the leadership attributes of the leader they chose.. I made an example: http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2883294/Steve_Jobs
where the skills or attributes of the leader can me stated. Another idea could be used to analyze a leader's speech, the words that are emphasized the more and that give meaning to the whole speech. Seriously, I've learned a lot during this course, there are infinate possibilities to work and use technology..I consider my self technological friendly but I'm sure all of these tools are easy and attractive to anyone...who is creative. I agree, but even if you are not creative, the Wordle enables the user to become creative as they mold the layout, design and content. Donna
Perla Zamora writes: I like it!! I think is a very nice way to introduce new vocabulary. I used it to present Computer Network glossary of terms, it looks and to illustrate my delicious collection... results... BEAUTIFUL! http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2884476/delicious_technology_ Perla, the link wouldn't open for me. :( Great idea though...good to analyze where most of your links are found...where your interests lie. Donna
Mary O'Neill writes: We are studying the Dewey Decimal System. I created this wordle to introduce the topic. http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2885364/Dewey_Decimal_System The students, after exploring the different areas, were assigned one specific area. They created a wordle for that area. They had a blast! (maybe even learned something...? Ah, yes, when all is said and done, do you think the wordle enables or reinforces learning by creating a visual or something more???? Dewey leads directly to a librarian's heart....Donna
Mr. Doom I will use wordle as a writing prompt for an essay. I will have student list all words associated with super heroes. Then have the wordleup on the Smart board so they can refer to it as they write. great resource.thanks http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2885996/hero Super heroic use of the wordle to brainstorm qualities and characteristics! Do your students contribute to the word bank on the SmartBoard? Donna
Monica Gochicoa: I prepared this wordle with the vocabulary for my next unit, http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2889134/Waves_Vocabulary. I'm planning on having them do first an individual search of one assigned word for each, then they will "round robin" to share results with the class, then I will put up the wordle on the screen and have a team competition to see which of them can recall more words, maybe by making them stand in pairs (one member of each team) at the far end of the room, then I will give a prompt for the word they have to find, then they have to run across the room and place their hand on the correct word. I think this could be a very dynamic and attractive way for them to identify the main idea of each of the concepts that we will be using throughout the unit Wonderful idea to make the wordle a collaborative, interactive activity to engage learners! It would be interesting to see how the wordles develop overtime...Donna
Silvia Ocampo writes: Once again you will enrich my Digital Citizenship unit! It is easier for my students to demonstrate their software applications abilities in comparison than familiarizing with technology terms. My students struggling recalling technical terms that they heard once in a while, they are more familiar with the brands of popular software companies than the categories that they belong to. (e.g., “Excel” instead of “Spreadsheet”) This year I started with my students working with a glossary of technology terms that they will fill throughout the year. I am planning to use wordle as a pre-assessment activity to find out what terms they recognize each time I introduce a topic.
Nicely done! Thank you for demonstrating how to embed the wordle in a wiki page! Donna
Maruca http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2890058/Exploration http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2890096/Absolutism I could use it in to ways: repeat the word several times creating an image that defines the word or I could provide students with a key word and they can create a image representing the meaning of the word using only synonyms. I am not sure I can make my own figures but I will keep on searching to se if it is possible. Pictoword is what I use similar to Wordle. Example: using the word “Exploration” as the main topic, students can write words that explain the motives, risks, and gains that explorers had during this period. Maruca, have you used Pictoword recently? I could not locate the page, only pages about it. Interesting to compare the different programs that create word clouds. Donna
Msmarthalaura writes: I enjoyed using it!! It's a great way to present vocabulary or to address word reflection. I'll use it in my Ethics class, as students try to come up with a definition for the word Philosophy. I tried using it as Tim Ryland says, in a Power Point Presentation, but I just couldn't. http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2895182/Filosof%C3%ADa
Did you mean to use it as he did with the image as the background on the PowerPoint slide and the wordle on top or placing a wordle on the PowerPoint slide? Donna
Sunflower writes:
I made a Wordle from a list of vocabulary we love that we found in Henkes books furing an author study. Students could select their own favorite words and create one. Also, we made "word choice" posters (like mini thesauruses) that we hang on the walls. Students use the posters when writing to look for better word choices. These are typically hand written but would be more legible, accurate, and much more fun to make as Wordles.
Lourdes Gonzalez writes: http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2941186/Factoring I enjoyed using this tool. I will use it to introduce a new lesson that way I can have project on the board and go checking which terms are we missing. I will also have my students do some by writing the process of a specific operation ( Factoring, graphing quadratics, solving trig equations, etc)
Reflections
Please post here, on the Module 6 Continuing Conversations page, and share a Wordle (or 2 or 3...) by uploading and embedding on the page.
How and why would you use Wordle in your practice?
Please comment on one other person's post on the this page and let's see how our community used Wordle... perhaps we can add new slides to Tom Barrett's slideshow!
Please check periodically to see if you have questions or comments posted to you.
RAQUEL writes:This is a reallIy cool and easy-friendly tool to use. During the school year we visit homes and orphanages as part of our Service Learning Program. Usually, after a visit, we do a reflection and talk about what we did, learn, shared. I think it could a great tool for my students to creatively express their feelings and concerns after each visit. We can even do it individually and also as a group, and that we way we could see what feelings are the most common and shared among them.
I just did my very own first wordle with my wishes for 2011. Take a look.
http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2956257/Wishes_for_2011
Raquel, What a beautiful, thoughtful way to have students reflect on such meaningful work. It would be interesting to compare their wordles and then make a master wordle out of the most frequently used words. Lovely idea! Donna
ElizabethCap:
I just made my first Wordle. (My students helped me- I only had 6 due to chorus pullout and they had done them in Language Arts- they love them). I did vocab from the chapter I had just taught in my 6th grade class. My students had done words that describe themselves in LA. I would think it would be a great way to reinforce voacb from each section.http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2881909/Factors_and_Multiples
Did you ever see or hear the musical "The King and I" by Rogers and Hammerstein? There is a line in it that goes something like this: " by your pupils you'll be taught". A great example of teacher as facilitator in student centered learning! Donna
Iliana Olvera:
I liked to use worldle. It is very easy and every class I start with the vocabulary words. I will use this tool in the unit called Ecosystem. My students need to look for the definition of each biome, they also developed a project in which they describe the assigned biome explainig location, abiotic factores, climate, temperature, and rainfall levels.
http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2893853/Biome
What a great way to start a lesson or to summarize concepts! Donna
Lety Orozco:
I loved using wordle! It is a fun and easy tool to use. I honestly think it would help in student learning. The wordle I created was on rules of simple operations for math.. Students could create different wordles for math rules, problem solving, word concepts, and many other things. This helps students learn and understand concepts since they are taking their time and working on them.
http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2882458/math_simple_operations_rules"
ElizabethCap- those are some great math ideas! Ditto! I agree! Donna
Pily Gerez writes:
It is something very simple but that can be used for visual learners where they can highlight important words. I think I would like to include it as part of my online syllabus, maybe post it as an image in my edline course for leadership. I created one using very common and "must know" terms of leadership at the following link:http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2883193/Leadership
Another option for this class so the students could create their own wordle would be to focus on the leadership attributes of the leader they chose.. I made an example:
http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2883294/Steve_Jobs
where the skills or attributes of the leader can me stated. Another idea could be used to analyze a leader's speech, the words that are emphasized the more and that give meaning to the whole speech. Seriously, I've learned a lot during this course, there are infinate possibilities to work and use technology..I consider my self technological friendly but I'm sure all of these tools are easy and attractive to anyone...who is creative.
I agree, but even if you are not creative, the Wordle enables the user to become creative as they mold the layout, design and content. Donna
Perla Zamora writes:
I like it!! I think is a very nice way to introduce new vocabulary. I used it to present Computer Network glossary of terms, it looks and to illustrate my delicious collection... results... BEAUTIFUL!
http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2884476/delicious_technology_
Perla, the link wouldn't open for me. :( Great idea though...good to analyze where most of your links are found...where your interests lie. Donna
Mary O'Neill writes:
We are studying the Dewey Decimal System. I created this wordle to introduce the topic. http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2885364/Dewey_Decimal_System
The students, after exploring the different areas, were assigned one specific area. They created a wordle for that area. They had a blast! (maybe even learned something...?
Ah, yes, when all is said and done, do you think the wordle enables or reinforces learning by creating a visual or something more???? Dewey leads directly to a librarian's heart....Donna
Mr. Doom
I will use wordle as a writing prompt for an essay. I will have student list all words associated with super heroes. Then have the wordleup on the Smart board so they can refer to it as they write. great resource.thanks
http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2885996/hero
Super heroic use of the wordle to brainstorm qualities and characteristics! Do your students contribute to the word bank on the SmartBoard? Donna
Monica Gochicoa:
I prepared this wordle with the vocabulary for my next unit, http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2889134/Waves_Vocabulary. I'm planning on having them do first an individual search of one assigned word for each, then they will "round robin" to share results with the class, then I will put up the wordle on the screen and have a team competition to see which of them can recall more words, maybe by making them stand in pairs (one member of each team) at the far end of the room, then I will give a prompt for the word they have to find, then they have to run across the room and place their hand on the correct word. I think this could be a very dynamic and attractive way for them to identify the main idea of each of the concepts that we will be using throughout the unit
Wonderful idea to make the wordle a collaborative, interactive activity to engage learners! It would be interesting to see how the wordles develop overtime...Donna
Silvia Ocampo writes:
Once again you will enrich my Digital Citizenship unit! It is easier for my students to demonstrate their software applications abilities in comparison than familiarizing with technology terms. My students struggling recalling technical terms that they heard once in a while, they are more familiar with the brands of popular software companies than the categories that they belong to. (e.g., “Excel” instead of “Spreadsheet”) This year I started with my students working with a glossary of technology terms that they will fill throughout the year. I am planning to use wordle as a pre-assessment activity to find out what terms they recognize each time I introduce a topic.
Nicely done! Thank you for demonstrating how to embed the wordle in a wiki page! Donna
Maruca
http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2890058/Exploration
http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2890096/Absolutism
I could use it in to ways: repeat the word several times creating an image that defines the word or I could provide students with a key word and they can create a image representing the meaning of the word using only synonyms. I am not sure I can make my own figures but I will keep on searching to se if it is possible. Pictoword is what I use similar to Wordle.
Example: using the word “Exploration” as the main topic, students can write words that explain the motives, risks, and gains that explorers had during this period.
Maruca, have you used Pictoword recently? I could not locate the page, only pages about it. Interesting to compare the different programs that create word clouds. Donna
Msmarthalaura writes:
I enjoyed using it!! It's a great way to present vocabulary or to address word reflection. I'll use it in my Ethics class, as students try to come up with a definition for the word Philosophy. I tried using it as Tim Ryland says, in a Power Point Presentation, but I just couldn't.
http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2895182/Filosof%C3%ADa
Did you mean to use it as he did with the image as the background on the PowerPoint slide and the wordle on top or placing a wordle on the PowerPoint slide? Donna
Sunflower writes:
I made a Wordle from a list of vocabulary we love that we found in Henkes books furing an author study. Students could select their own favorite words and create one. Also, we made "word choice" posters (like mini thesauruses) that we hang on the walls. Students use the posters when writing to look for better word choices. These are typically hand written but would be more legible, accurate, and much more fun to make as Wordles.
Lourdes Gonzalez writes:
http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2941186/Factoring
I enjoyed using this tool. I will use it to introduce a new lesson that way I can have project on the board and go checking which terms are we missing. I will also have my students do some by writing the process of a specific operation ( Factoring, graphing quadratics, solving trig equations, etc)